Marine Species Traits - Actinia rufa Risso, 1827

Traits taxon details

Actinia rufa Risso, 1827

AphiaID

856624 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:856624)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Actinia Linnaeus, 1767

Original name

Actinia rufa Risso, 1827

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. Typis Hallageriis, Havniae. 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 231 [details]

Risso, A. (1827). Histoire Naturelle des Principales Productions de l'Europe Méridionale et Particulièrement de Celles des Environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome V. Paris: F.-G. Levrault. i-viii + 1-403 pp., [pls. 1-10], figs. 1-62., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39428259
page(s): 285 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Rodríguez, E.; Fautin, D; Daly, M. (2025). World List of Actiniaria. Actinia rufa Risso, 1827. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=856624 on 2026-08-09

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Actinia rufa Risso, 1827. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=856624 on 2026-08-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-10-12 09:02:19Z

created

Fautin, Daphne

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Sources (22)
Attributes (4)

original description Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. Typis Hallageriis, Havniae. 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 231 [details]

original description Risso, A. (1827). Histoire Naturelle des Principales Productions de l'Europe Méridionale et Particulièrement de Celles des Environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome V. Paris: F.-G. Levrault. i-viii + 1-403 pp., [pls. 1-10], figs. 1-62., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39428259
page(s): 285 [details]

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Pennant, Thomas. (1812). British Zoology. A new edition in four volumes. vol IV. Class V. Crustacea. Class VI. Vermes. Wilkie & Robinson. London. xvi+379 pp. 95 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34933712
page(s): 105 [details]

additional source de Blainville, H. M. (1830). Zoophytes. In: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traitre méthodiquement des differéns êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utlité qu'en peuvent retirer la médicine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Edited by F. G. Levrault. Tome 60. Paris, Le Normat. Pp. 548, pls. 68. Paris, 1830. 60 : 1-546., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25318344
page(s): 291-292 [details]

additional source Rapp, W. (1829). Ueber die Polypen im Allgemeinen und die Actinien insbesondere. i-iv: 1-62., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50336
page(s): 53 [details]

additional source Müller, O. F. (1779). Zoologia Danica sev animalivm Daniae et Norvegiae rariorvm ac minvs notorvm descriptiones et historia. Volvmen Primvm. Havniae et Lipsiae: Svmtibvs Weygandinis, pp. 104., available online at https://ia803203.us.archive.org/3/items/zoologiadanicase01mlle/zoologiadanicase01mlle.pdf
page(s): 47 (and index following VII) [details]

additional source Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie (Monografia). Coi Tipi der Salviucci. Roma., volume 1 (Bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia), pp. 460.
page(s): 383 [details]

additional source Deshayes, G. P.; Milne Edwards, H. (1840). Revue et augmentée de notes présentant les faits nouveaux dont la science s'est enrichie jusqu'a ce jour. J. B. Baillière. Paris., edition 2nd, volume 3, pp. 770
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additional source Gmelin, J. F. (1796). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturæ. Bernuset, Delamolliere, Falque and Co. Lugduni [Lyon]., edition 13, revised, volume 1, Part 6 of 7, pp. 4120., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36932
page(s): 3131-3132 [details]

additional source Danielssen, D. C.; Koren, J. (1856). Nye Actinier [Actinies nouvelles]. Fr. D. Beyer. Bergen., volume 2, pp. 87-90
page(s): 87 [details]

additional source Müller, O. F. (1780). Die rothbraune Seenessel. Leipzig and Dessau., chapter 30, pp. 75-80
page(s): 75-77 [details]

additional source Rapp, W. (1831). Ueber die Polypen im Allgemeinen, und die Actinien ins besondere. Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles (Paris), 24, 121-123
page(s): 122 [details]

additional source Andres, A. (1883). Le Attinie. Atti dell' Accademia de Lincei, 14, 3, Memorie, 211-673
page(s): 591, 596 [details]

additional source Johnston, G. (1847). A history of British zoophytes. Van Voorst, Second edition, London. pp. vol. 1, pp. i-xvi, 1-488, vol. 2, plates 1-74. Van Voorst, London. 1: 1-499, figs 1-87; vol. 2: pls 1-74., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17834260
page(s): 212 [details]

additional source Cavolini, F., 1853. Memorie postume sceverate dalle schede autografe di Filippo Cavolini per cura ed a spese di S.D.Chiaie.
page(s): 270-271, 343 [details]

additional source Lamarck, J. B. de. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris. : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 363 [details]

additional source Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1834). Manuel d'actinologie ou de zoophytologie. F.G. Levroult. Paris: Strasbourg. 1-2: 1-644, pls. I-C., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9680581
page(s): 326 [details]

additional source Gravenhorst I.L.C. (1831). Tergestina, oder Beobachtungen und Untersuchungen über einige bei Triest im Meere lebende Arten der Gattungen Octopus, Doris, Pinna, Ascidia, Serpula, Echinus, Asterias, Ophiura, Holothuria, Actinia, Caryophyllia, Actinotus. Breslau [Wroclaw], W.G. Korn. 166 p.: , available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=xRAAAAAAQAAJ
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additional source Andres, A. (1884). Le attinie. Volume primo, contente bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81386
page(s): 383 [details]

additional source Müller, O.F. (1788). Zoologia Danica sev Animalivm Daniae et Norvegiae rariorvm ac minvs notorvm Descriptiones et Historia. Volvmen Primvm Explicationi iconvm fascicvli primi. Vol. 1 [1788]: i-v, 1-52, pls. 1-40; Vol. 2 [1788]: [1-3], 1-56, pls. 41-80; Vol. 3 [1789]: 1-71, pls. 81-120; Vol. 4 [1806]: [1-5], 1-46, pls. 121-160. Havniae [Copenhague], N. Möller [vol. 1-3], N. Christensen [vol. 4]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/49477
page(s): 23-24 [details]

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